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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

American 500

North Carolina Speedway

October 24th, 1971

Race #44 of the 1971 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: Shortened : 492
  • Miles: 500.4
  • Average Speed: 113.405 mph
  • Cautions: 9
  • Caution Laps: 58
  • Lead Changes: 14
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos at the Twelve Thirty Club on December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 5 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 492 189 Running
2 2 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 492 209 Running
3 4 12 Bobby Allison Mercury 0 0 0 488 1 Running
4 7 6 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 0 487 16 Running
5 6 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 483 0 Running
6 11 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 0 482 0 Running
7 27 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 0 476 0 Running
8 15 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 471 0 Running
9 23 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 0 471 0 Running
10 13 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 0 468 0 Running
11 19 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 464 0 Running
12 26 55 Tiny Lund Mercury 0 0 0 461 0 Running
13 21 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 0 459 0 Running
14 25 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 457 0 Running
15 40 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 0 453 0 Running
16 28 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 0 446 0 Running
17 31 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 0 445 0 Running
18 37 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 440 0 Running
19 34 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 0 439 0 Running
20 17 31 Stick Elliott Dodge 0 0 0 435 0 Running
21 36 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 0 421 0 Running
22 38 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 0 397 0 Engine
23 22 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 0 389 0 Running
24 35 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 0 342 0 Suspension
25 30 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 333 0 Oil leak
26 41 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 0 297 0 Suspension
27 39 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 254 0 Engine
28 9 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 227 0 Engine
29 32 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 0 216 0 Engine
30 24 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 174 0 Crash
31 16 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 0 171 0 Crash
32 20 53 Bobby Brack Ford 0 0 0 170 0 Crash
33 29 95 Paul Tyler Ford 0 0 0 163 0 Crash
34 10 27 AJ Foyt Chevrolet 0 0 0 139 0 Crash
35 18 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 0 112 0 Engine
36 8 99 David Pearson Plymouth 0 0 0 92 0 Crash
37 1 3 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 0 0 0 84 77 Crash
38 12 07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 79 0 Engine
39 3 21 Donnie Allison Mercury 0 0 0 63 0 Overheating
40 33 13 Eddie Yarboro Plymouth 0 0 0 36 0 Engine
41 14 60 Maynard Troyer Mercury 0 0 0 13 0 Engine